National Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation Report

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
https://www.blm.gov

July 11, 2019

In Reply Refer To:
4100, 4180, 4400, 6500, 6600, 7100, 7200 (200) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 07/18/2019
Information Bulletin No. 2019-049

To:                   All State Directors (except Alaska and Eastern States)

From:              Assistant Director, Resources and Planning

Subject:           National Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation Report                      DD: 08/30/2019

The following information is requested to collect data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Rangeland Inventory Monitoring and Evaluation (RIME) Report.

The RIME report must be completed according to the policy contained in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Handbook H-4400-1 (Release 4-98 and 4-100), the BLM Handbook H-4180-1 (Release 4-107, dated January 19, 2001).

The RIME report contains five tables. State and Field offices will only need to supply data for
Tables 1, 3, and 5.

Table 1 - Provides data on monitored rangeland trend.

Table 2 - Information needed to complete Table 2 will be obtained from the RangelandAdministration System (RAS).

Table 3 - Provides information on allotment monitoring.

Table 4 - Information needed to complete Table 4 will be obtained from RAS.

Table 5 - There are two versions that require completion:

• RIME Report Table 5 (Attachment 1) contains data on achievements and non-achievements of the BLM’s Fundamentals of Land Health.
• The FY 2018 Land Health Evaluations (Attachment 2) reports data by allotment, (similar to the pre-2013 RIME Table 7). Table 5 (Attachment 2) requires and will provide information for land health evaluations completed only during FY 2018.

Field and State offices should complete the RIME Report Tables, as outlined above, for inclusion in the final FY 2018 RIME report.  State Rangeland Management Program Leads or State Inventory and Monitoring Leads will need to consolidate the field office data into the RIME Report Tables in Attachments 1 and 2, and email the completed RIME Report Tables to Mike “Sherm” Karl at mkarl@blm.gov.

In summary, the Field and State offices will only need to submit data for some of Table 1, Table 3, and Table 5, (Attachments 1 and 2).

The due date for state submissions is August 30, 2019.

If you have questions regarding this IM, contact Mike “Sherm” Karl, Rangeland Inventory and Monitoring Specialist, Division of Resource Services, National Operations Center, at 303-236-0166, or mkarl@blm.gov; or Maggie Marston, Rangeland Management Specialist, Division of Forest, Rangeland, Riparian, and Plant Conservation, WO-220, at 202-912-7444 or mmarston@blm.gov.

Signed by:                                                                   Authenticated by:
Gordon Toevs                                                             Robert M. Williams
Acting, Assistant Director                                         Division of Business Resources,WO-850
Resources and Planning

2 Attachments
      1 - RIME Report Tables (20 pp)
      2 - Table 5 - Information for FY 2018 Land Health Evaluations (6 pp)